PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Alberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Arshavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arshavin has chosen The Arsenal Mastermind as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Alberto
vs
Arshavin

192 cm
19
190 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Alberto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrei Arshavin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Alberto gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alberto thows a huge punch but Arshavin dodges it nicely.
Alberto working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Alberto with the ground and pound but Arshavin uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Alberto prevents Arshavin from getting back to his feet.
Alberto trying to control but Arshavin is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alberto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arshavin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alberto is controlling him.
Alberto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Alberto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Alberto.
Arshavin stuffs the takedown.
Alberto misses with a hook.
Andrei Arshavin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

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.
Alberto swats away the attempt to clinch by Arshavin.
Alberto swats away the attempt to clinch by Arshavin.
Alberto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alberto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Alberto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arshavin moves in looking to clinch but Alberto pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arshavin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alberto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arshavin wants to clinch up but Alberto keeps it at a distance.
Arshavin tries to close the distance and clinch but Alberto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jose Alberto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alberto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arshavin moves in looking to clinch but Alberto pushes him off.
Alberto looks for a takedown but Arshavin sprawls well.
Alberto throws out a powerful jab.
Arshavin fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Arshavin wants to clinch.
Arshavin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alberto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arshavin is looking to clinch.
Arshavin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alberto shoots in but Arshavin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alberto circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Alberto dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Alberto swats away the attempt to clinch by Arshavin.
Arshavin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arshavin is looking to clinch.
Alberto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arshavin tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alberto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Arshavin tries to avoid it but Alberto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Arshavin to the ground. Arshavin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alberto fails with the takedown.
Alberto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Arshavin tries to avoid it but Alberto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Arshavin to the ground. Arshavin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Alberto. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arshavin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andrei Arshavin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Alberto scores with a takedown into Arshavin's guard.
Alberto is looking to work some ground and pound but Arshavin has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alberto works over Arshavin with some ground and pound from guard.
Alberto wants to control from the top but Arshavin keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alberto throwing strikes but missing.
Alberto working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Arshavin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alberto.
Alberto postures up in Arshavin's guard and throws a big left but Arshavin blocks it.
Arshavin wants to stand and escape but Alberto is having none of it.
Alberto wants to control from the top but Arshavin keeps moving.
Alberto postures up and lands a big shot to Arshavin's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alberto prevents Arshavin from getting back to his feet.
Alberto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alberto trying to control but Arshavin is working from the bottom.
Arshavin wants to stand and escape but Alberto is having none of it.
Arshavin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alberto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alberto works over Arshavin with some ground and pound from guard.
Alberto slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Alberto throwing strikes from guard but Arshavin blocks nicely.

That's four 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.
Alberto throwing strikes from guard but Arshavin blocks nicely.
Arshavin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alberto.
Alberto lands a couple of digs.
Alberto looking to sit in guard and control but Arshavin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arshavin wants to get up but he can't break Alberto's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Alberto dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A jab from Alberto does it's job there.
Arshavin tries to clinch but Alberto moves out of range.
Arshavin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arshavin moves in looking to clinch but Alberto pushes him off.
Alberto shoots in for a takedown but Arshavin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arshavin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arshavin is looking to clinch but Alberto is avoiding it.
Alberto cracks Arshavin with a good jab.

It looks like Andrei Arshavin has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alberto shoots in for a double leg but Arshavin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alberto lands a head shot.
Alberto looks for a takedown but Arshavin sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Alberto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arshavin doesn't manage to clinch there - Alberto circles away.

Alberto closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Arshavin to the mat! Arshavin manages to get full guard.
Alberto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alberto wants to control from the top but Arshavin keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alberto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alberto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Arshavin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alberto postures up in Arshavin's guard and throws a big left but Arshavin blocks it.
Arshavin is looking to stand up but Alberto isn't so interested in that idea.
Alberto controls from within his opponent's guard.
Alberto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Alberto prevents Arshavin from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Arshavin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alberto.

Arshavin drives through and clinches with Alberto against the cage.
Alberto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Arshavin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arshavin is trying to maintain a safe position but Alberto gets an underhook and turns Arshavin into the cage.

Alberto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arshavin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alberto.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arshavin checks a leg kick.
Alberto shoots for a takedown but Arshavin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alberto shoots in but no luck this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alberto swats away the attempt to clinch by Arshavin.
Alberto fails with the takedown.
Arshavin doesn't manage to clinch there - Alberto circles away.
Arshavin wants to clinch up but Alberto keeps it at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arshavin tries to clinch but Alberto is having none of it.
Alberto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Arshavin circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Alberto clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Arshavin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Alberto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Arshavin but Arshavin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Arshavin is looking to clinch.
Alberto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alberto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alberto misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alberto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arshavin.
Alberto closes the distance and clinches up with Arshavin, looking for a takedown. Alberto pushes Arshavin against the cage but Arshavin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Alberto. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arshavin is looking to clinch.
Arshavin doesn't manage to clinch there - Alberto circles away.
Arshavin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alberto.
Arshavin tries to clinch but Alberto moves out of range.
Alberto throws a right and a left that Arshavin avoids nicely.
Arshavin is looking to clinch.
Arshavin tries to clinch up.
Arshavin wants to clinch up but Alberto keeps it at a distance.

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.
Arshavin is looking to clinch.
Alberto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arshavin is looking to clinch but Alberto is avoiding it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alberto.

Arshavin darts in and clinches Alberto up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Arshavin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Arshavin is trying to maintain a safe position but Alberto gets an underhook and turns Arshavin into the cage.
Arshavin misses with a body punch.
Arshavin swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Alberto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alberto fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arshavin wants to clinch.
Alberto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alberto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arshavin moves in looking to clinch but Alberto pushes him off.

That's four 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.
Alberto looks for a takedown but Arshavin sprawls well.
Alberto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Arshavin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alberto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alberto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arshavin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alberto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arshavin moves in looking to clinch but Alberto pushes him off.
Arshavin wants to clinch up but Alberto keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Arshavin dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Arshavin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Arshavin tries to clinch but Alberto moves out of range.
Alberto fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Alberto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arshavin is looking to clinch but Alberto is avoiding it.
Arshavin moves in looking to clinch but Alberto pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arshavin tries to clinch up but Alberto circles away and keeps his distance.
Alberto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Alberto is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Alberto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arshavin wants to clinch.
Arshavin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alberto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alberto shoots in looking for a takedown. Arshavin tries to sprawl out of it but Alberto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Arshavin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Arshavin wants to clinch up but Alberto keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Arshavin slaps away a takedown attempt from Alberto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Alberto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arshavin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arshavin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arshavin is looking to clinch but Alberto is avoiding it.
Arshavin stuffs the takedown attempt from Alberto. Alberto gets slowly back to his feet.
Alberto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alberto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Arshavin's waist but Arshavin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alberto off to one side.
Alberto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arshavin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alberto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arshavin slips under a jab from Alberto.
Jose Alberto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alberto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circling - Alberto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alberto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arshavin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alberto.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Alberto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Arshavin but Arshavin pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Arshavin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alberto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Arshavin has Alberto pushed against the cage.

Alberto breaks from the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arshavin tries to clinch up.

Alberto shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Andrei Arshavin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Arshavin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alberto pulls his head out easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andrei Arshavin.
I think Alberto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 48:47
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 48:47
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Alberto!
Jose Alberto retains his middleweight title!